As a sociological phenomenon the monoliths in California, Utah, and Romania represent something significant. Perhaps they’re a symbol of the pandemic or a statement against lockdowns or maybe they’re just a bunch of stoners laughing as people wonder what it all means.
It isn’t aliens, that’s for sure. But do these people really qualify as “human” in the same sense as you or I?
Days after the discovery and swift disappearance of two shining metal monoliths half a world apart, another towering structure has popped up and then quickly vanished, this time from the pinnacle of a trail in California.
Hikers in Atascadero, California, came across a mysterious metal monolith just a few days after a similar structure was removed from the Utah desert. https://t.co/CA7pQNoaa1 pic.twitter.com/EFosPvfnNz
— CNN (@CNN) December 3, 2020
The 3-sided, 10-foot-tall, 200-pound monolith was similar to two others discovered recently in the Utah desert and in Romania. Like those structures, the origin of the California edifice is also unknown.
But by Thursday, the California monolith had vanished, apparently torn down by a group of young men that traveled five hours from farther south to remove it, the city of Atascadero said in a Facebook post.
Video posted online showed a group of young men wearing night-vision goggles toppling what appears to be the monolith before dawn while chanting “Christ is king” and “America First.” One man also is heard saying to the camera: “We don’t want illegal aliens from Mexico or
outer space.”
Cringe #Monolith in #Atascadero destroyed #PineMountain #FuckArtMajors pic.twitter.com/Q3erwF2PyZ
— Culture War Criminal (@CULTUREWARCRMNL) December 3, 2020
I think someone has watched Jodi Foster in Contact one too many times.
Then again, perhaps the aliens are trying to tell us something.
When you collect all the monoliths and put it together, you get this pic.twitter.com/jpBggartvi
— American Propagandist (@ArmyStrang) December 3, 2020
On the other hand, the monolith in Romania leaves a lot to be desired.
A new #monolith has been discovered in Romania with a similar appearance to the one in Utah. this one was clearly thrown together in a few hours with visible seams. but I like the spirit. pic.twitter.com/2bcpihXbrW
— 🚀✨It's Full of Stars✨🚀 (@IFOS9000) November 30, 2020
Maybe the Romanian aliens got their hands on some homebrew.
Is there any more significance to the appearance — and disappearance — of these structures than some kind of viral meme that has left the virtual world and is trying to find a home in the real world?
I think people are just bored with the lack of mass entertainment like concerts and sporting events. There also may be an effort to return wonder and awe to our world. Goodness knows we can certainly use it.
Otherwise, just chalk it up to more craziness in one of the craziest years in history.
